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IN DARKNESS

Director:

  Agnieszka Holland
  

Year Released:

  2011

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Benno Fürmann
  Agnieszka Grochowska
  Kinga Preis
  Maria Schrader
  Robert Wieckiewicz
Movie Haiku:Fact-based story of Leopold & Magdalena Socha (played here by Wieckiewicz & Preis) who helped rescue Lvov Ghetto families hiding from the Nazis. Tense drama rests on terrific performance by Wieckiewicz & the excellent cinematographer who quite literally manages to bring just enough light to illuminate the story. The Sochas are now listed as "Righteous Among the Nations" by Yad Vashem.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  Yes

Haiku Posted:

  2011